1890s Wooden Bottle Crate from Thomas Loughlin, Bottler, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

This is a great circa 1890s wooden bottle crate from Thomas Loughlin, Bottler of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The crate was meant to hold a dozen bottles, although one half of a long partition wall has been lost. There are very nice clear impressed and painted company name markings on all four faces of the crate plus some inside.

Circa 1890s.

Approximately 18-7/8" in length and 5-3/8" in height and 13-1/2" in width.

Wood, iron bindings.

Holes for handles, grooves for partitions, iron bindings, nails.

REGISTERED.

This is from an advertising collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. SHOP VBJX06 LHEX8/12 SHEX3/13 HdGEX8/14 SFCX9/14

6 (Fine+): The crate shows some light to medium wear and tarnish and one half of a divider piece is missing.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.